Apparatus for handling lint cotton



June 22 1926. 1,589,427

J. C. ROGERS APPARATUS FOR HANDLING LINT COT' ION Filed Dec. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lNVElvlun. W 0. a

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Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,589,427 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. ROGERS, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OI ON 'E-KALF TO HOUSTON BLOW PIPE & SHEET METAL WORKS, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS, A CORPORATION.

APPARATUS FOR HANDLING LINT GOTTON.

Application filed December 10, 1924. Serial No. 734,822.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an apparatus for handling lint cotton.

One object of the invention is to provide, in an apparatus of the character described, a conveyor fine for conveying the lint cotton from the linters to the condenser..

Another object is to provide a lint conveying flue provided with branches, which lead into the main flue from the linters, all so constructed and disposed that the lint cotton will follow a straight course through the main flue, and will not be subject to a rotary or whirling motion, and consequently will be delivered to the condenser in a loose and uniform mass rather than in masses of unequal density.

With the above and other objects in view this invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of whichis given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows a plan view of the complete apparatus embodying m improved arrangement and construction 0 flnes.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a side elevation thereof, and

Figure 4 shows an enlarged fragmentary plan view.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, whereinlike numerals of refer? ence designate similar parts in each of the figures, the numeral 1 designates the condenser, of any desired construction, the numeral 2 designates the suction fan and the numeral 3 designates the dust collector. A suction flue 4 leads from the condenser to the fan and continues on to the dust collector, forming the discharge flue 5.

There are the spaced series of linters 6, of well known construction, and arran ed between these there is a lint flue 7 WhlCh delivers the lint to the condenser. The linters are preferably, arranged in pairs, one on each side of the flue 7 which is preferably rectangular in cross section. The flue 7 is formed with sections, each section being smaller than the adjacent section toward the condenser, so that the capacity of the flue is increased from its outer end, as it approaches the condenser,

Leading from the linters are the lint feed flues 8, 8 the, feed flues of each pair of linters entering the outer end of the correspondi section of the flue 7, on'opposite si es of said flue. These feed flues are, preferably, cylindrical but their delivery ends are flattened, as at 9, forming wide discharge openings, as 10, and said discharge ends 9 are turned forwardly, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, so that the lint will be delivered from them into the flue 7 in a lon itudinal course rather than diagonally. his arrangement prevents the lint, from opposing feed flues, from being thrown together and formed into a dense mass, an permits the lint from all of the feed flues to move in a substantially uniform mass along the flue 7. Since the flue 7 gradually enlarges, section by section, the current of air passing therethrough will not be liable to set up a whirlin movement and consequently the lint Wlll. not be thrown into .masses of var ng densities. This result is also accomplished more effectivel by reason of the flat bottom of the lint ue.

The outer end of the flue 7 is left open, as at 11, to permit inspection of the interior of the flue and to permit unclogging should the fine become clogged.

What I claim is 2- 1. A lint flue formed of sections gradually enlarging toward the discharge end of said flue and feed flues entering the inlet end of said respective sections, the entering ends of the feed flues being parallel with said lint flue.

2. A lint flue formed of sections, each section being larger than the preceding section, and feed flues having wide discharge ends entering the inlet ends of the flue sections arallel therewith.

3. K lint flue formed of sections and gradually enlarging toward its discharge end,

and feed flues having wide discharge ends entering the inlet ends of said section, the entering ends of said feed flues being turned into parallel-relation with the axis of said lint flue. I

4. A lint flue formed of sections and gradually enlarging toward its dicharge end, and feed flues entering the inlet ends of said section, the delivery ends of said feed flue being flattened and turned into arallelrelation with the axis of the lint 5. A lint flue whose capacit increases from its inlet to its discharge on and whose bottom issubstant-ially flat, feed flues spaced apart and discharging into said lint flue and Whose entering ends are substantially parallel therewith. v

6. A lint flue whose capacity increases from its inlet to its discharge end, feed fines discharging into said lint flue and spaced apart, the discharge ends of the feed flues being fastened and turned into arallel relation with the axis of the lint ue.

7. In combination a series of linters, spaced apart, a condenser, a lint flue discharging into the condenser, said flue enlarging toward the condenser and feed fines from the respective linters and entering the lint flue, the entering ends of the feed flues being flattened and turned into parallel relation with the lint flue.

8. In combination a series of linters, s aced apart, a condenser, a lint flue discharging into the condenser, said flue enlarging toward the condenser, and feed flues leading from the linters and into the lint flue, the discharge ends of the feed flues being flattened and turned into substantially parallel relation with the axis of the lint 9. A lint flue formed of sections and gradually enlarging toward its discharge end and having a flat bottom, feed flues entering the inlet ends of said sections, and having their delivery ends flattened and turned into parallel relation with the axis of the lint flue.

10. A lint flu'e whose capacity increases from its inlet to its discharge end and whose bottom is flat, feed flues discharging into the lint flue on lines parallel therewith.

11. A lint flue having a flat bottom and whose capacity increases from its inlet to its discharge end, feed flues which discharge into said lint flue, the discharge ends of the feed flues being flattened and turned into parallel relation with the axis of the lint 12. A lint flue formed of sections, a section being larger than the precedin section, the bottom of said flue being su stantially flat and horizontal, and feed flues having wide discharge ends entering the inlet of the larger flue sections.

13. A lint flue formed of sections, a section being larger than the preceding section, the bottom of said flue being substantially fiat and horizontal, and feed fiues having discharge ends entering the inlet end of the larger flue section.

14. A lint flue formed of sections, a section being larger than a preceding section, and feed flues having wide dischar e ends entering the inlet end of the larger ue section and parallel therewith.

In testimony whereof I have'signed my name to this specification. 4

JOHN 0. ROGERS. 

